Ski holidays in Austria
Now that Ischgl has started a TV advertising campaign we have a pretty clear idea of where they are and where they expect to be. For years now Ischgl has been entertaining big name stars in an attempt to position the brand at the forefront of winter sports destinations. I am not sure of the [...]
Snow yesterday, over night and today in Ischgl has provided some great power skiing conditions. Earlier this week (and despite a couple of weeks without snow) the pistes in Ischgl were surprisingly impressive with little ice and some great piste skiing on offer. Off-piste on Monday and Tuesday was not worth tackling due to the [...]
Four hours into my 5 days in Ischgl and without even sampling the snow the appeal of Ischgl is clear. It is my first trip to Ischgl this winter and I am guiding a corporate group for the coming days. Colder temperatures and snow are forecast for the coming days and I imagine an après [...]
A leisurely day in the ski holiday resort of Kuhtai today is to be followed by anything but in the mega ski and apres ski resort of Ischgl tomorrow. I was up in Kuhtai with my family today for a winter walk and toboggan - in between squeezing in some serious mountain food and watching [...]
The body overseeing the environment in Austria has blocked the proposed development of the Ischgl ski area into the Piz Val Gronda region. This expansion that has been mooted for 25 years would have added an additional 60km’s or so of ski pistes. Understandably opinions are pretty polarised with environmental campaigners saying this was a [...]
Josh made his first real trips into the heart of Austrian skiing with a day combining visits to St Anton am Arlberg and Ischgl – two of the places he is likely to spend some time if all goes to plan. St Anton was abuzz with work on the new Rendlbahn ski lift and you [...]